It’ time once again to usher in the holiday season with our annual production of the Nutcracker. This is a great holiday tradition, and the Flint Institute of Music and Harlem Ballet do a wonderful job with this production. Plenty of information is available at the FSO Website.

My second season as Principal Trumpet with the Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra begins with an exciting program. From the orchestra’s website: Red Cape Tango, Michael Daugherty Totentanz, Franz Liszt Symphonie fantastique, Hector Berlioz The fantastic dreams of a lovesick artist. A fantastic fight between evil and the quintessential American superhero. A fantastic vision of the afterlife, animated by one of today’s most exciting pianists, Jason Hardink. Spanning 180 years, all three fantasies have common themes - including the very fine line between what we find frightening and what we find seductive.

Fall is finally upon us, and that means orchestras around the world are gearing up for a new season. The Flint Symphony (my home orchestra) opens it’s 2011-2012 season on September 24th at 8:30pm. Here’s a blurb from the orchestra’s web site: Wagner, Flying Dutchman Overture Barber, Violin Concerto Ravel, Alborada del gracioso Ravel, Rapsodie Espagnole Ravel, Pavane for a Dead Princess Ravel, Bolero Enrique Diemecke, conductor • Elmar Oliveira, violin Continental borders have never defined classical music, nor the imaginations of classical composers.

The Flint Symphony’s 2010-2011 season “From the Eternal City” continues this weekend with a convert featuring Richard Strauss’s Aus Italien and Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a There of Paganini. More information is available here.

In case you can’t make it to Ann Arbor to hear the premier of James Nissen’s Concerto for Trumpet and Large WindEnsemble (or even if you can!), I’ll be teaming up with fellow brass faculty member Gary Hellick for a joint faculty recital in the Schaver Music Recital Hall, Old Main, at Wayne State University. We’ve put together a great program of modern music for trumpet and trombone. There’s lots of variety on this program, with something to please any brass afficionado!

On Sunday, March 6th, I will be performing the world premiere of the Concerto for Trumpet and Large Wind Ensemble by James Nissen. The performance will take place at Hill Auditorium in Ann Arbor at 2:00 pm as part of the Ann Arbor Concert Band’s performance titled “Heroes, Legends and Empires.” This performance is the culmination of a long collaboration between myself and the composer, James Nissen. I first heard Jim’s music several years ago when his Requiem Mass was programmed as part of a concert in which I was playing.

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The Flint Symphony Orchestra’s February concert will feature the Requiem by Giuseppi Verdi. More information is available on the FSO website or on Facebook.

The Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra will perform our first concert of 2011 with a romantic theme in honor of Valentine’s Day this coming Saturday, February 12th, 2011. I’ll have plenty to do on this program, with the exception of the Adagio For Strings, by Samuel Barber. Here’s the full program: West Side Story Overture, Leonard Bernstein Adagio for Strings, Samuel Barber Appalachian Spring, Aaron Copland Symphonic Dreams, Catherine McMichael Symphony no.

I’ll be making my debut performance as the new Principal Trumpeter with the Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra in their Classical Christmas program on December 7th. Although I’ve performed with the orchestra many times over the years, I’m very excited to begin working as an official member of the group. More information is here.

It wouldn’t be Christmas in Metro-Detroit without the annual performance of Handel’s _ Messiah_ at First Presbyterian Church, in Northville. Performing the Messiah and Nutcracker every year marks the start of the holiday performance season for me… something I truly enjoy! Come on out and hear some great festive music performed live to get yourself in the spirit of the season!! More information about this performance is available here.

It’ time once again to usher in the holiday season with our annual production of the Nutcracker. This is a great holiday tradition, and the Flint Institute of Music and Harlem Ballet do a wonderful job with this production. Plenty of information is available at http://www.thefim.org/concerts/nutcracker

It’s hard to believe that summer is almost over, but here we are at August 19th. It’s been a great summer, and I’ve been thoroughly enjoying my break from the so-called “daily grind.” Not that my daily grind is so bad, mind you. It’s hard to complain a lot when you enjoy your work as much as I do. But it can be exhausting, and we all need a change of pace now and again.

Flint’s annual Music In The Parks concert series starts off this year with the Flint Symphony Orchestra performing at Crossroads Village. We’ve got a really fun program planned, with everything from movie music (E.T.) to patriotic tunes to one of my favorites, John Williams’ Summon the Heroes. Come on out for a fun and relaxing evening, rain or shine!!

This week I’ll be performing with Bay City’s Bijou Orchestra as they kick off the summer concert series at the Pigeon Band Shell in, you guessed it, Pigeon, Michigan. If you’re hanging out in the upper thumb this Thursday, come on out and have a listen!! More information is available here.

[caption id="" align=“alignnone” width=“385” caption=“FSO Brass”][/caption] On June 18th, the Flint Symphony Orchestra Brass Quintet will perform a recital as part of the Flint Institute of Music’s Chamber Music Series. we have a big program planned, with great brass quintet music by Ewazen, Bozza, Dahl, Debussy and more! Come out and hear us for an evening of great music! Tckets are free!!

MUSIC FOR CHORUS, BRASS, PERCUSSION, PIPE ORGAN & SYNTHESIZERS Dr. Bradley Bloom conducts the Choir from First Presbyterian Church & singers from the Flint Symphony Festival Chorus, with soprano & alto soloists, on May 14th, 7:30 PM in the recently renovated sanctuary, with its stellar acoustics & magnificent brand new organ. Included will be music of Johannes Brahms, Charles-Marie Widor (his famous Toccata from the 5th Organ Symphony, with text added for singers in an arrangement by Sir David Willcocks), and the Requiem by James Nissen, Ann Arbor-based composer, which utilizes all the instruments, organ, & THREE synthesizers!

We’ll be starting 2010 with a bang in Flint this month with a performance of Gustav Mahler’s seventh Symphony. It is always a joy to perform Mahler’s works. The trumpet parts in his symphonies are well-written and as musically gratifying as they are challenging. Come on out for an exciting evening! Also on the program will be the Reinecke Concerto in D major for Flute and Orchestra, featuring 2009 Byrd Competition winner Conor Nelsen.

I just found the schedule of re-broadcasts for the FSO Holiday Pops concert this past weekend. Straight from the ABC-12 website: Holiday Pops air times: ABC12 LIVE Dec 19 at 7p.m., Taped airings: ABC12: Dec. 24 at 4 p.m. and Dec. 25 at noon. PBS: WNMU Marquette Thurs 12/24 10pm WGVU Grand Rapids/Kzoo Thurs 12/25 2 p.m. and 10 p.m. WTVS Detroit Thurs 12/24 10 p.m. WCMU Mt Pleasant/Alpena/Traverse City Fri 12/25 9 p.

I will be performing Handel’s Messiah several times throughout the Metro-Detroit area this holiday season. The first of these has become a holiday tradition for me, as I’ve performed this production all but one of the last 15 years. This performance will take place at First Presbyterian Church in beautiful downtown Northville. From the FPC website (where more information and directions are available): Handel’s most popular and enduring work is his oratorio based on the life of Jesus Christ, “Messiah”.

Once again the Christmas season is upon us. What better way to get things rolling than with a performance or two of Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Ballet. From the FIM website: Enjoy the magic of the holidays with this timeless story told in dance and music with Nutcracker’s sparkling sets and beautiful costumes. Featuring New York City’s Collage Dance Collective and Flint School of Performing Arts dancers while the Flint Symphony performs the unforgettable score to this charming holiday performance.

I’ll be making a rare appearance in Farmington on November 15th, performing with the Oakland Brass Band. [caption id="" align=“aligncenter” width=“455” caption=“Oakland Brass Band Logo”][/caption] Featuring the works of John Williams from the films “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” and “Saving Private Ryan” Jones Whip SmallPlease come and join us for a delightful afternoon of film scores, animation soundtracks, and fun music as only the Oakland Brass Band can do it.

As summer draws to a close, it’s time for the fall performance season to begin. To start my fall season, I’ll be sitting in on second trumpet with the Ann Arbor Symphony for their season opening Beethoven Festival. Not surprisingly, we’ll be performing an all Beethoven program. You can check out the video below or click on this link for more information.

Once again it is time for the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music. If you happen to be in the vicinity of Santa Cruz, California, stop by and see us! Click here to visit the Cabrillo Festival Website.

Join us for the final concert of the FIM Chamber Music Series Featuring the FSO Brass Friday, June 19 7:00 pm MacArthur Recital Hall at the FIM, 1025 E. Kearsley St. in Flint FREE! _Sponsored by the Patricia Cumings Dort Fund and the David T. Dort Fund _ FSO Brass Get to know some of the FSO’s principal brass players, and experience that incredible connection between musicians as they perform up close in this “concert of friends”.

The final subscription concert of the Flint Symphony’s 2008-2009 season will kick off with a performance by the brass section of Dukas’ Fanfare to La Peri, followed by selections by Shostakovich, Debussy and Poulenc. We’ll be led by guest conductor Nir Kabaretti, who will be making his FSO debut appearance. Full details are available here.

I’ll be in the orchestra at Christ Church Grosse Pointe for a performance of Faure’s Requiem. Good Friday evening, April 10th, 2009 at 7pm. Details are available here.

[caption id="" align=“alignnone” width=“450” caption=“The Planets”][/caption] Come out to the Michigan Theatre on Sunday, March 22 at 4pm to hear the Ann Arbor Symphony perform an all space movie themed concert. This concert is part of the Michigan Theatre’s “Not Just for Kids” series, so there will be lots of family friendly events before and after the concert. Bring the whole family!! For more information, click this link!

The “Cafe Paris” season coninues Saturday night with a performance of Cesare Franck’s Symphony in d-minor, Copland’s El Salon Mexico, plus two works by Sarasate: Carmen Fantasy and Zigeunerweisen. Our music director, Enrique Diemecke, is in Europe working on a recording project, so we’ll be working with guest conductor Bartholomeus Van de Velde. Following the concert we have our annual FSO Season Preview Party. Tickets are required, so call Cathy Prevett at 810-237-3122 if you want to come out and find out what’s in store for next season!

[caption id="" align=“alignnone” width=“455” caption=“Romeo and Juliet”][/caption] I will once again be sitting in with the Michigan Opera Theatre Orchestra this month, as they collaberate with the American Ballet Theater in a production of Prokofiev’s ballet Romeo and Juliet. It’s always a pleasure to perform at the Detroit Opera House, and this is some breathtakingly beautiful music. More details can be found here.